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Nov 04, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, MS
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Contact Information
Dr. Steve Smith, Professor
Nanoscience & Biomedical Engineering
Office: EP 220 (Electrical Engineering and Physics)
Phone: (605) 394-5268
E-mail: Steve.Smith@sdsmt.edu
Department Website
Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.
MS in Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
The Accelerated MS option is not available for this degree.
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Degree requirements for non-thesis option
Distribution of credits
Core requirements: 16 credits
Research or project requirements: 2 credits
Elective requirements: 12 credits
Total credits: 30
A minimum of 15 credits of the 30 required must be taken at the 600 level or above.
Research or project requirements
The completion of a master’s research project is required for this degree.
Elective requirements
- At least 12 credits of 500/600/700 level courses approved by the student’s advisory committee
Examples of electives are given below (see the SD Mines catalog for a full list):
Examinations
No final degree examination is required for the non-thesis option. Individual courses may hold final examinations as part of the course.
Objectives and Outcomes
Program Objectives:
- The Nano-SE MS program complements the Nanoscience and Nanoengineering PhD, with an emphasis on visualizing, manipulating, and understanding nano-scale materials, nano-bio systems, and phenomena which define nanotechnology.
Student Outcomes:
- Students in this program will develop a deeper understanding of the field of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering.
- Students will develop skills in communicating Nanoscience and Nanoengineering to both technical audiences and to members of the general public through presentations of their work in Seminar courses and research symposium.
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